Archives for "August, 2010"

As I approached mile 15 I heard it. What did I hear? Well I tell you what I heard in a moment.
21 days? Really? I remember when it was in the 360’s. Boy this year has gone by so fast. All I have left is 21 days, WOW! 21 days marks a very important point [...]

As I send this out it will be somewhere near the three week mark before the big day. I do feel a change, I seem to be more on edge and looking for any support I can get. I continue to be amazed on how many people are actually following me through this journey and [...]

Well this weekend taught me plenty. How do these numbers sound to you? 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike and 14.3 mile run… Those who have followed these posts might notice these numbers are very similar to a 1/2 Ironman. So you would think I might be excited about those numbers as the Ironman is [...]

How does one celebrate 30 days to his Ironman? Why he goes on a 112 mile bike ride! Yikes! I remember the days when I thought riding 30 miles was far. I must be nuts!
Totals:
Running Miles: 695.00
Number of Hours: 105:55
New shoes: 184.70 miles (for my record keeping)
Biking Miles: 1,630.00
Number of Hours: 94:55
Swimming Miles: 75.64 miles or [...]

Well folks believe it or not I am entering the final stretch. It really doesn’t seem to long ago that I started this goal. 35 days, or one month and 5 days for the right to brag for the rest of my life.
The Naperville Triathlon officially marks the home stretch. I like this triathlon because [...]